Old Timer

<br>Verse 1:<br> D A <br> I grew up in Wyoming<br> D<br> In and around Jackson`s hole<br> A<br> In the shadows of the Tetons<br> <br> Where summers are hot<br> D <br> And winters unbearably cold<br> G<br> But the Spring and the Fall<br> D<br> Are always as good as it gets<br> A<br> For over 70 years now<br> D <br> I`d watch the sun rise and set<br><br><br>Verse 2:<br> A<br> I`ve been a cowboy<br> D<br> Working the round-ups in spring<br> A<br> I`ve lived in the mountains<br><br> Hunted the grizzly<br> D<br> Trapping the rivers and streams<br> G<br> Always the loner<br> D <br> I`ve treasured my freedom the most<br> A<br> And though i never married<br> D<br> As a young man i might have come close<br><br><br>Verse 3:<br> G<br> From somewhere back east<br><br> She came to the valley<br> D <br> With a man who did her no good<br> G<br> He was fast with the ladies<br><br> A tin horn gambler<br> D <br> And a cheat whenever he could<br> G<br> She had no friends or family<br> D<br> Most of the time he was gone<br> A <br> He died in a card game<br> D<br> And she found herself all alone<br><br><br>Verse 4:<br> G <br> Alone and afraid and left unprotected<br> D<br> `Cause he was all that she had<br> G<br> Maybe i should have<br><br> But i never told her<br> D<br> So she never knew he was bad<br> G<br> But i`ll always remember<br> D<br> Standing and watching her cry<br> A<br> There was no one to help her<br> D <br> But i was determined to try<br><br><br>Verse 5:<br> A<br> I mended her fences and<br><br> Fixed up her cabin<br> D<br> I had everything looking good<br> A<br> I laid by her food<br><br> And wood for the winter<br> D <br> Helping wherever i could<br> G<br> The more i was around her<br> D<br> The more i wanted to be<br> A<br> There was something about her<br> D<br> That brought out a good side of me<br><br><br>Verse 6:<br> G<br> I went into town,i brought a new outfit<br> D<br> I got me a haircut and shave<br> G<br> I`d trek through the snow<br><br> For no good reason<br> D <br> Just to go by her cabin each day<br> G<br> I don`t know about love<br> D<br> But i was quite taken in by it all<br> A<br> Till her brother came in the Spring<br> D<br> And he took her back to St. Paul<br><br><br>Verse 7:<br> A<br> I don`t go down to Jackson<br> D<br> Ain`t nothing there but motels and bars<br> A<br> Too damn many tourists<br><br> No place to hide<br> D<br> They`ll find you wherever you are<br> G <br> They like to call me old timer<br> D<br> I am getting older i guess<br> A <br> But i don`t like the changes<br> D <br> `Cause i`ve seen it all at its best<br><br><br>Verse 8:<br> A<br> When my life is over<br> D<br> I don`t want to be left in town<br> A <br> But up in the mountains<br><br> There is a place<br> D<br> I`ve marked off my own piece of ground<br> G<br> High in the Tetons<br> D<br> Above and away from it all<br> A<br> From the top of old Grand<br> <br> I bet on a clear day - you can see<br> D<br> All the way to St. Paul